Living A Healthy Lifestyle (2017)

[Johnny]

This will be the home for anyone trying to better themselves in the health department whether it be exercise, mental health, eating, losing weight or a place to cut up and let out a smile. Here is last years thread if anyone wants to skim through it.

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=571268

We had a lot of TBH'ers post on the 2016 thread but as the year went on, I noticed a decline in activity. I completely understand because staying the course is not easy which is why I created this thread to begin with. This is a place for people who need help being motivated, needing advice, wanting to stop drinking, talk about your walk with Christ...you name it, this thread is for all of it.

My accomplishments I took away from last year would have to be:

Stopped drinking alcohol completely

Lost 25 pds since early August (currently 193 pds).

My goals this year will change as time goes on but I want to be a cardio machine. I hate extensive cardio so this will be a huge challenge in itself. Also, a big struggle of mine which is always continuous is my relationship with Christ. We have a few solid christian TBH members on this thread so looking forward to hearing some good sound Christian advice as this thread unfolds.

So pull up a chair around the "Living A Healthy Lifestyle" campfire and tell us a little about yourself and your goals. Onward!!

[Shane]

I was hoping you'd kick this off again for 2017, Johnny.

Healthy....lifestyle....balance....encouragement.. ..Christ.....

Those are all great things to focus on.

[Aggiehunter08]

Good Thread

[hillcountryhunter]

I lost about 30lbs last year but began to slide towards the end of the year. Today I am getting back to utilizing My Fitness and Running for Weightloss which both made this fairly straightforward for someone like myself.

Good luck to everyone on setting out to achieve your 2017 goals.

[Ætheling]

I will be joining this year (officially next week). Me and the wife will start with a 10 day carb detox and then keep a modified Paleo diet very high protein and I plan to mix much more cardio in with the weights than last year. Plan now is to put the treadmill on max incline and fill the ruck with san****s. Road marches back in my Army days used to cut me more than anything else. Good luck all!

[TWP]

Ok, I'll go! This past year was awesome and working on only a few goals in 2017.

Fitness Goal October 1, 2017
500# squat and a sub 6 minute mile, I'm getting closer, but not there yet
Run my first 50k trail race
Get to 90% adherence to the Primal Blueprint Guidelines

Family- September or October 2017
Take my wife on the honeymoon we could never afford and now finally have kids big enough to leave for a week

Business
10 cold calls a day, nothing like trying to build a brand new branch of your business

Real Estate by Dec 1, 2017
Flip 3 land parcels a month, for $20k a month net profits

Hunting
Kill an elk with my bow
Kill a mule deer with my bow

[cwill]

I'm on board for the first time this year. My main goal will be to lower my cholesterol. I had it checked last week and it is way high. I hope to figure out a diet and exercise routine that gets me to normal limits without meds. Im 39, overweight, and feel like a slug. I need all the help and guidance I can get!

[texas assasin]

Stop drinking alcohol completely-start working out-take up some kind of martial arts-keep in better contact with god
Congrats Johnny for no drinking alcohol in 1 year

[Michael]

I was waiting for you to start this thread! I'm one of the ones that lapsed - in all phases - last year. I restarted the physical part of the journey yesterday. Jake (Mo's bf) and I worked out yesterday morning before they went back to Cstat. We started with a nice WOD that we came up with to ease into a little bit of cardio, mobility and core work:

Run to fence and back (slightly less than a mile)
Backwards run to first cattle guard and back (slightly less than half mile)
150m Walking lunges
"Walking Squats" back from first cattle guard (deep squat-two steps-deep squat)

then we did an alternating 30 second row/ab roll (using Oly bar)

As expected, it was more difficult for both of us than it should have been, but it's a start!

I ate leftover dry turkey breast and blackeyed peas for lunch and cooked Halibut and sweet potato chunks along with a salad for dinner.

At almost 220 lbs, I'm as heavy as I've ever been and almost 30 pounds heavier than I was when I left Paris (and quit working out consistently). I'm trying to remind myself that my original reasons for starting CF in 2013 was for more than weight loss or strength gains. It was primarily to address some potential health issues (high cholesterol, low-T, stress, etc.) without resorting to medication.

My initial goal is to shed 20 lbs. as quickly as possible through strict diet and CF-style training. There is no CF box close by, but I'm seriously contemplating joining the Fitness Center at Lavaca Medical Center, where they have a "Krossfit" class two days per week that could supplement my solo workouts. Beyond the initial 20 lbs, I'm not as concerned with losing weight as much as losing fat.

I'm going to focus workouts on Metcons with more manageable weight/unbroken reps over Rx weight/broken reps.

Nutrition will focus on balance, portion control and less sugar, eating more fish and wild game, cooking healthy at home and eating out less. I also need to choose better options when eating out when travelling or eating out with clients. I enjoy a good adult beverage with friends, so I'm not sure I have the resolve to cut out alcohol completely, but I am going to get back to no alcohol during the week. I have a hard time consuming enough liquid of any kind, but I'm going to force myself to drink more water.

Thanks for helping keep me motivated! I've had multiple lapses, but y'all inspire me to keep at it!

[jmeghunts]

In for the year. I'm currently 6'3 244lbs and would like to be at about 215lbs. My biggest goal is for us to find a church home. We moved and haven't found a good place yet but I'm praying on it. I want to be a better, less moody guy, that people WANT to be around. Learning more Spanish is on the agenda as well.

Edit: One more thing. I have fallen into the habit of having 2-3 drinks about every day. I want to limit that to weekends only. I don't get hammered at all but I have been using it as a crutch to unwind daily. I need to replace that with a short run or some sprints. We shall see...

[Tx625]

Lost 100 pounds this past year, no surgery, just eating better and getting off of my but. Down to 233 now, my goal is 200.

[Death from Above]

Need to drop about 35-40 to help joint pain. Am 6' 2" and 250. Food is my problem...i love all food!

Anyone do the juicing thing?

My schedule is coffe for breakfast a great lunch at about 11 and a great supper aT about 6.

Need to get back in rolling BJJ but my schedule is a bummer.

Thinking of learning a healthy way to fast. One that promotes healthy living a spirtual accountablity to God.


Any fasters or juicers?

[Shane]

Michael, glad to see you're still plugging. Transitions always disrupt a routine and make it difficult. Just gotta build a new routine to make it work for you.

Here's a strategy that's been helpful for me. Maybe it will benefit you and texas assassin and jmeghunts and others...

PLAN everything that matters and TRACK everything that matters. Also, don't focus on EVERYTHING all at once. Decide which one or two things in each aspect of your life matter the most right now, and then plan and track those. For example, for the fitness aspect of your life the things that matter are your nutrition and your activity. You can figure out what type of nutrition and activity you need to accomplish your fitness goals (losing weight, getting stronger, or whatever your goals are). But then plan out in advance what you will consume and your exercise program/schedule. Then keep score. Planning it out in advance is very powerful. Keeping track of your daily/weekly/monthly results is equally powerful.

Use a fitness tracker and/or app to do that. I used to use a FitBit and the app/website it comes with to track nutrition and activities. Lately I've not been wearing the FitBit, but I've been tracking nutrition on https://www.myfitnesspal.com/. It's a great tool. I haven't kept track of my activities on their - just nutrition. I've been planning and then tracking my workouts on the JEFit app. I like it a lot. I can program in my workout routines in advance, and then use my phone during my workout to guide me on every set, every rest, everything.... It's a great tool.

I've been working out on my own the last few months, rather than going to the gym and doing the group workouts I was doing before. Those workouts were just too hard on my knees - lots of running, jumping, lunges and the like. I'll soon go back to Bennie's gym to workout, but I will keep programming my own workouts to make sure I don't kill my knees. I miss the group/team atmosphere a lot though. Once they get their new weight room completed and open for business I'll be back there. Hopefully there will be a few others in the weight room while I'm there too, as opposed to everybody being in the group classes.

It's hard to plan all your own workouts all the time. It's just more hassle. A few weeks ago, I subscribed to a program that has workouts programmed for you. It looked like a good program for me, as the guy focuses on functional movements and proper programming and form to keep your body from getting banged up while still working hard. I've been doing it for a month or so, and it's been great.

https://drjohnrusin.com/

Just another tool to use to help me plan things out in advance so I don't wake up on Monday morning trying to decide what kind of workout I'm gonna do today. When you wake up and you already have a plan, all you gotta do is get to the gym and go.

[texan4ut]

My goals lose 20-25 pounds, get back to walking 4-5 miles a day which was what I was doing before a stroke year and a half ago, cut alcohol to weekends only, eating better. Just got my results from my yearly physical Friday and all was good. With the extra weight I just don't have the energy I once did, plus the effects of the stroke slow me down a bit. For inspiration this past Sunday our pastor at my church was talking about the New year and the the new beginning. She said " If you don't like the road you are walking on build a new road" So I am building a new road!

[Codie]

Thanks for starting a new thread Johnny and congrats to you on no drinking (which is a big step backwards in a fitness program of any type). I have gained a little fat back and about 8-10lbs during my month and a half off during deer season but that should come off quickly for me. You and I need to let each other borrow a little of our strengths as I love to suffer through metabolic conditioning workouts (that is the only way I feel that I have accomplished anything for the day to advance my fitness) and you sound like you love the strength stuff more where there is no figuring out how to continue breathing until the end of the workout. I will let you have some of my lungs if you will let me have some of your strength!
Congrats on getting back to it Michael! Keep up the hard work and get back into your groove.

I am heading to the house now to get my workout in for the day at lunch:

Conditioning #1:
5 rounds of:
1 minute Row for Calories
1 minute power cleans @ 135lbs
1 minute bar facing burpees
1 minute rest

Conditioning #2:
Complete the following for 10 minutes:
Even minutes: 10 Toes to bar and 10 Overhead Squats at 95lbs
Odd minutes: Rest